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“If you can look at flowing water for long enough, then you can look at waterfalls endlessly. Powerful and barely noticeable, smooth and falling from steep cliffs – these flows of elements fascinate and do not allow you to look away. No matter how many waterfalls you encounter on your way, each one of them will definitely be different from the last. I will tell you the most interesting ones below.”
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Agur waterfalls, Sochi
For me, as a person who grew up in Sochi, the Agur waterfalls became the first “guides” to the world of exciting travel, to begin with, around my native Krasnodar region. Located between the Khosta and Matsesta rivers, they meet tourists on the way to the legendary Mount Akhun.
But the Agur waterfalls are interesting in themselves. According to legend, in its streams there is a beautiful girl who Zeus turned into a river for helping the guilty Prometheus. Angry, the Lord of Olympus threw the beauty to the bottom of the gorge, where it turned into a picturesque stream of water. And even today, thousands of tourists come every year to see this beauty.
Agur Waterfalls
Photo: RIA Novosti
Talnikovy waterfall on the Putorana plateau
Located in the heart of the Putorana plateau, Talnikovy waterfall is considered the highest in Russia, but also the most unstable. Falling from a height of more than 900 meters, it shows its power only one or two months a year, during the period of active melting of glaciers. And in winter it freezes and turns into a huge kilometer-long icicle.
By the way, it is quite possible that not one, but several Putorana waterfalls are called Talnikov: scientists and researchers admit that due to the changing nature of the flow and little knowledge of this area, several spillways can be confused with the same object. .
Talnikovy waterfall
Photo: Wikipedia
Ilya Muromets, Iturup Island
To see Kuril Ilya Muromets with your own eyes, you must be a very determined person. Arrive first to Sakhalin, from there to Iturup Island and finally to the Bear Peninsula.
But that’s not all: Ilya Muromets descends directly into the ocean, so you can only see it from the water. However, few lucky ones assure that the spectacle is worth all the effort: the contact of two natural elements remains in memory, if not for the rest of life, at least for a long time.
Ilya Muromets
Photo: Wikipedia
Kivach, Karelia
Kivach in Karelia proves that you don’t need to break altitude records to attract crowds of tourists. Kivach is a flat waterfall, stretching over 170 meters with a total height of only about 10 meters. Another thing that impresses is the frenetic force with which the Suna and Shuya rivers transport their waters through the Karelian taiga.
Kivach is also distinguished by the surprising color of its water: in different climatic conditions it appears either creamy white or, as the inhabitants say, “the color of tail”. And under the bright sun, an incredibly beautiful rainbow blooms over the waterfall, creating unique visual effects.
kivach
Photo: Wikipedia
Uchar, Altai
Bolshoi Chulchinsky waterfall, or Uchar, is one of the hidden pearls of Altai. Not long ago, about 130 years ago, a huge spillway of multiple waterfalls was formed as a result of shifting rocks. And the first mentions of it appeared only at the beginning of the last century.
The Altai toponym “Uchar” appeared for a reason – its meaning is “unassailable.” Today, to reach the waterfall, it is necessary to overcome about nine kilometers of mountain road and encounter a couple of natural obstacles. As a reward, Uchar will give you a stunning view of the spillway waterfalls surrounded by the wild Altai forest.
Uchar
Photo: Wikipedia
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